Like a Thousand Suns: The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living, Volume II (The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living, Vol. 2)

The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living is Easwaran’s magnum opus, a practical verse-by-verse commentary on India’s timeless scripture, the Bhagavad Gita. The Bhagavad Gita is set on a battlefield in a mythic war between good and evil. Easwaran translates each verse, relates it to modern life through stories and anecdotes, and gives spiritual exercises that you can use every day. This second volume in a three-volume set covers chapters 7–12 of the Gita, and concentrates on the supreme Reality which underlies all creation. Easwaran builds a bridge between science and spiritual wisdom, culminating in the final chapter, The Way of Love. The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living is Easwaran's verse-by-verse commentary on the Bhagavad Gita.Easwaran's translation of the Bhagavad Gita is the best-selling English edition in the US. In this verse-by-verse commentary, Easwaran brings the Gita's teachings into our own lives. Full of insights, stories, and practical spiritual exercises, each volume of this set covers six chapters of the Gita, and can be read on its own. The three volumes together form a comprehensive manual for living a spiritual life. Easwaran was a professor of English literature and taught meditation and spiritual living for 40 years. He is an authority on world mysticism, and lived what he taught, giving him lasting appeal as a spiritual teacher and an author of deep insight and warmth. This second volume in the three-volume set, Like a Thousand Suns, covers chapters 7–12 of the Gita, and concentrates on the supreme reality which underlies all creation. Easwaran builds a bridge between scientific knowledge and spiritual wisdom, culminating in the final chapter, The Way of Love. Eknath Easwarans translation of The Bhagavad Gita is the best-selling English edition in the US, and The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living is his verse-by-verse commentary. Full of examples, stories, humor, and practical spiritual exercises, it brings the Gitas teachings into our own lives. Each volume of this set covers six chapters of the Gita, and can be read on its own. The three volumes together form a comprehensive manual for living a spiritual life. Easwaran was a professor of English literature and taught meditation and spiritual living for 40 years. He is an authority on world mysticism, and lived what he taught, giving him lasting appeal as a spiritual teacher and an author of deep insight and warmth. This second volume in the three-volume set covers chapters 712 of the Gita, and concentrates on the supreme reality which underlies all creation. Easwaran builds a bridge between scientific knowledge and spiritual wisdom, culminating in the final chapter, The Way of Love . India's timeless and practical scripture presented as a manual for everyday use. This is the second of three volumes and contains: Introduction, Chapters 7-12 of the Bhagavad Gita with commentary, followed by a Glossary of Sanskrit terms. 456 pages.
We are dropping into the middle of a long conversation between Arjuna, a prince in ancient India, and Sri Krishna, Arjuna's charioteer and spiritual teacher, who represents the Lord, present in the hearts of us all.